The Real Romney

Name: The Real Romney
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: Michael Kranish
ISBN: 9780062206374

Author: Michael Kranish, Scott Helman

Narrator: Dan Woren

Unabridged: 12 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/31/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Political Biography, Political Science, Historical Biography

Synopsis

“Absorbing and fair-minded.”
—New York Times“Romney’s story in full and clear detail…fascinating in-depth stuff.”
—Los Angeles Times“A fascinating story [that] sheds next light on an elusive subject.”
—Boston GlobeDespite his political prominence, Mitt Romney remains an enigma to many in America. Who is the man behind that sweep of dark hair and the high-wattage smile? A savvy politician or someone who will simply say anything to win? A business visionary or a ruthless dealmaker? In this definitive, unflinching, and widely-acclaimed biography by Boston Globe investigative reporters Michael Kranish and Scott Helman, readers will finally discover the real Mitt Romney. Based on hundreds of interviews and more than five years of reporting, The Real Romney offers for the very first time a full understanding of this complex political figure.

About Michael Kranish

Michael Kranish, deputy chief of the Boston Globe's Washington Bureau, has been a congressional reporter, White House correspondent, and national political reporter. Kranish coauthored, with other Globe reporters, John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography. He is also the author of Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War.

About Scott Helman

Scott Helman is a staff writer at The Boston Globe, where he has worked as a reporter and an editor for more than a decade. He was previously the paper's political editor and a national political reporter, serving as a lead writer on the 2008 presidential campaign.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Will on March 13, 2013

UPDATED - March 13, 2013 - see link at bottom I have my opinions about this book, and they are firmly held. But I am interested in hearing your thoughts and will consider alternative positions if you will only vote for my review. What sort of man is Willard Mitt Romney, and if he should become the nex......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on March 02, 2012

This book is interesting, easy to read, and neutral. Despite the fact that I have been very busy, I found this book interesting enough to read quickly. Writing a review has been another matter. This book begins with Romney's ancestors starting with nothing, working hard, and becoming successful. That......more

Goodreads review by Chris on February 13, 2012

'The Real Romney' is the first volume to comprehensively chronicle the notoriously distant politician. Tediously researched and engagingly written, this dense book outlines Romney's family history, childhood, teen years, and later ascent to personal and political success. The authors' even-handed ap......more